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Recent Examples of intermittently
If a number is misrouted, unreachable or intermittently dropping, the project might be technically closed while the business is fully exposed.
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Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Where the impact was expected to be heaver was in the Sierra Nevada, where rain and snow showers were expected intermittently through Thursday night.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
This is why the humor only intermittently lands.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
Throughout the evening, Colbert complained about a strange noise paired with a green light that intermittently appeared behind his desk.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Iran has participated in the Biennale intermittently since 2003, including the most recent edition in 2024.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Michael served as a writer for Martin's 2012 comedy special I, Martin Short, Goes Home and worked intermittently on his series The Martin Short Show between 1994 and 2000.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Units that run for extended periods at low temperatures may wear out more quickly than those used intermittently or in an eco-friendly mode.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Where the impact was expected to be heaver was in the Sierra Nevada, where rain and snow showers were expected intermittently through Thursday night.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
This is why the humor only intermittently lands.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
Throughout the evening, Colbert complained about a strange noise paired with a green light that intermittently appeared behind his desk.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Iran has participated in the Biennale intermittently since 2003, including the most recent edition in 2024.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Michael served as a writer for Martin's 2012 comedy special I, Martin Short, Goes Home and worked intermittently on his series The Martin Short Show between 1994 and 2000.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Units that run for extended periods at low temperatures may wear out more quickly than those used intermittently or in an eco-friendly mode.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
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The Missourian was delivered by more than sixty children, most of them boys, and periodically the paper sponsored an event for us at its office or at a local pizzeria.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Murakami will occasionally expand the zone if the fastball is above the inner half of the plate.—
Andrea Arcadipane,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Co-starring Candy Clark, Rip Torn, and Buck Henry, the occasionally confusing movie also has its share of controversy.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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In the 1960s, the antiheroine — who sometimes leans hard into villain territory — was brought to life in the live-action world by Newmar on the Batman TV series opposite Adam West, who played the titular crime fighter.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Terminal 2, sometimes called the Humphrey Terminal, hosts smaller airlines, most prominently Sun Country, which was purchased this month by Allegiant Air, but will keep its brand for now, and also Southwest and Frontier.—
Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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